It was announced Sunday morning that The Fordham Observer took home first place honors in the four-year non-weekly category of the Associated Collegiate Press’ Best of Show contest. The winners were announced at the final day of the ACP’s National College Newspaper Convention in San Francisco. Congratulations to the entire staff and expect to see a full press release soon.
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NCNC Day 2
An exciting day it has been for The Observer crew at the National College Newspaper Convention! After an early night (11:30 p.m!), we began our morning with coffee and a couple of great journalism sessions. The others will have to report on theirs but I can say this:
I went to the Sports Writing session with a writer/editor from the San Francisco Chronicle. The best part of the session was when he answered a question with this joke: An editor and a writer are stranded in the desert for three days when they come across a spring with fresh water. The editor runs up and pees in the spring. “What the hell are you doing?!”the writer asks. “I’m just making it better,” said the editor.
After this session I went to a session on how to write about LGBT issues including gender identity and the like. The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) has created a supplement to the AP Stylebook to include correct LGBT terminology. One of the panelists, a writer for a gay weekly in SF, said he’s always trying to find the gayngle.
Those were the highlights! More photos below the jump!
Hello from San Francisco! Rob, Gabby, Ashley, Casey and myself have been chosen to represent The Observer at the National College Newspaper Convention in SF this year. We’ll be reporting and updating throughout the weekend.
So far, we have this to report: The Observer staff is definitely one of (or THE) best looking among our journalistic colleagues. Evidence below the jump.
Hello faithful readers. You have reached the Fordham Observer’s brand new blog. For the next few weeks (or months?), we will be doing a bit of a test run, or as one editor called it, a “soft opening”. We will most likely be working out some kinks and getting a feel for how to best serve the Fordham community with a frequently-updated, relevant blog. We expect some great things out of this project, and we’re excited to bring it to all of you. Keep your eyes open and your ears to the ground. The Observer blog has arrived.
